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New Additions 2
Graduate Updates 3
Class of 2021 4
Resident Updates 6
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Suzanne Woods, MD
Program Director and
Section Chief
Fall 2017 Newsletter
Duke Medicine-Pediatrics
Greetings from Duke!
This is the final time I will
be sending my greetings
from our Med-Peds pro-
gram as I transition to a
new opportunity.
The Duke Med-Peds pro-
gram was started in 1986
by Dr. Ralph Corey. Lead-
ership was a combined ef-
fort by both categorical
program directors. Since
then we have enjoyed tre-
mendous success with the
recruitment of outstanding
trainees and are currently in
the midst of our 33rd season
of applicants. We have
graduated 135 residents to
date and I am proud to stay
I worked with the last 83 as
program director! While
perhaps biased, I believe
we have one of the top com-
bined medicine pediatrics
training programs in the
country and have excelled
in the retention of many
graduates over recent years.
When I joined the faculty I
was the first combined MP
physician to practice com-
bined disciplines at Duke.
We now celebrate many
Med-Peds faculty who con-
tribute to the missions of
our health system – from
clinical work in primary
care, hospital medicine and
subspecialty practice, to
education at the UME and
GME levels, to research
efforts in a variety of fields
and advocacy locally and
globally.
I strongly believe the people
– collaborative, supportive
and hard-working, paired
with a rigorous training
environment affording ex-
posure to a broad range of
patients, diverse cultures
and variety of disease com-
positions, make us stand out
as a place to train and work.
These features are what
attracted me to Duke in
1994 as I embarked on my
residency and what has kept
me at Duke all of these years.
As I contemplate my upcom-
ing transition outside of
Duke, I will certainly miss
the people and the patients. I
have accepted a position with
the American Board of Pedi-
atrics as the Vice President
for Credentialing and Exam
Administration. I am very
much looking forward to this
opportunity as it will have a
host of new challenges and
experiences. The people at
the ABP are wonderful and
their mission to promote ex-
cellent standards of care that
result in the delivery of high
quality care to all patients is
line with my own principles.
I believe strongly in honesty,
integrity, transparency, con-
sistency and clear communi-
cation as those of you have
worked with me know are
my core values.
There are many outstanding
people I have worked with
over the years at Duke and I
am thankful for the wonder-
ful experiences I have en-
joyed. I have had many de-
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Chief and Program Director
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Suzanne Woods, continued
partmental chairs, col-
leagues in the clinical and
education programs, stu-
dents, residents and staff
assistants who have
taught me a great deal,
and whose friendship I
have benefited from
greatly. I will certainly
miss the current residents
and I wish them all great
success both personally
and professionally in the
future.
Thanks to Ralph Corey
who trusted the transition
of the Med Peds program
leadership to Tom and
me and I enjoyed being
in this role for 16 years
ago. Thanks also to Den-
nis Clements who al-
lowed me the autonomy
to bring my visions of a
Med Peds clinic, faculty
section and a truly com-
bined joint ambulatory
practice come to fruition.
Thanks to all of the won-
derful graduates I have
worked with over the
years and I trust the pro-
gram to the able leader-
ship of two of them, Jane
Trinh and Colby Feeney.
And most of all, I thank
my family. My parents
who gave me the initial
support to pursue a career
I desired. Chris, Max
(16yo) and Ella (15yo in
Dec) have been support-
ive of all of my endeav-
ors over the years. Their
support in my transition
means the most to me.
Given the ABP is located
in Chapel Hill, we will
not be moving as we love
Durham!
Go Duke!
Duke Med-Peds, Class of 2017
Med-Peds Graduation Dinner 2017
Amy Lee at Pediatric Hospital Medicine Meeting
Matthew McCulloch at NC Pediatric Society Meeting
Amy Lee (2017) and Ben Mouser (2014) at Pedi-
atric Hospital Medicine Meeting
New Additions to the Med-Peds Family
Apara Dave (2012) and husband Jitin had a baby boy, Shaylan Davé Asnaani, on November 25, 2016, who big brother Sahil.
Abigail Mai and Madeline Thu were born to Lisa Nguyen (2010) and Evan Kransdorf on June 6, 2017.
Dominic Paul was born on August 19 to John Paul (2018) and Melanie Shoup, joining sisters Abigail and Catherine.
Shiv Shankar was born on August 21 to Ruchi (2021) and Subhash Doshi. Theo was born on September 17, 2017 to Ashley Naughton (2019) and Andy
Hickey. Tessa Inez was born to Elizabeth (2017) and Matt Kotzen on September 23,
2017.
Graduate Updates Suzanne Woods (1998) was awarded the prestigious Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award (awarded to program directors) from the ACGME which will be presented at the 2018 ACGME National Conference in Orlando, FL.
Carolyn Avery (2013) will take on a new role as the Associate Medical Director for Duke Children’s Primary Care at Roxboro Road.
She will coordinate with the department’s operations team, and work with her colleagues in pediatric primary care and the medicine-
pediatrics primary care section as we develop plans for a new regional PDC ambulatory site in north Durham.
Sima Pendharkar (2012) has been named the Division Chief of Hospital Medicine at the Brooklyn Hospital which is a Mount Sinai
Affiliated Hospital. She has been recognized by the New York Economic Development Commission with a 50k grant towards my
healthcare company Valeet Healthcare. She has also been named one of the top 10 ACP Hospitalists for 2017, and recently published this
thought provoking article: http://www.sgim.org/File%20Library/SGIM/Resource%20Library/Forum/2017/SGIM-October-2017_04.pdf.
Jordan Awerbach (2014) has returned to Duke as an adult congenital cardiology fellow. He has already collaborated with a medicine resident and Dr. Bashore to be awarded an oral presentation at the AHA meeting.
Shailesh Balasubramanian (2014) was awarded the Directors Award from Cornell, which is from the Program Director, and is given to someone who goes above and beyond in their contribution to the program and the residents.
Jamie Fox (2003) has had a number of recent accolades. First, he was selected as one of the recipients of the 2017 Duke Faculty Professionalism Award for the Practice Course. His project idea “Close the Loop“ was 1 of 2 projects chosen as the first ever “Cool Idea Think Tank” at the Association of Pediatrics Program Director’s (APPD) meeting in September 2017. In addition, Jamie was named a 2017 Duke AHEAD fellow at the annual Duke AHEAD meeting in October 2017. His group was awarded funding by Duke AHEAD for the project “Identifying Key Virtues among Health Professions that are Vital for Patient Care.”
Andrea Shaw (2013) has recently joined the faculty at Upstate Medical University, SUNY, and oversees refugee care delivery in the Department of Pediatrics. Her practice is a mix of 9 months of local global health with the refugees in the area, and 3 months of international global health in East Africa. See her video:
http://blogs.upstate.edu/healthlinkonair/2017/05/05/she-provides-health-care-to-refugee-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=she-provides-health-care-to-refugee-children
Apara Dave (2012) is now an infectious disease physician at Exeter Hospital/Core Physicians medical director for the Seacoast Travel Clinic in Exeter, NH.
Kristin Ito (2003) was named a Presidential Leadership Scholar for 2017 for her work with underserved adolescents in Durham, NC. The Presidential Leadership Scholars program enhances the impact of leaders who are creating change in their communities, our Nation, and the world, and was through a collaboration of the presidential centers of George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Lyndon B. Johnson. Scholars will travel to each participating presidential center to learn from former presidents, key administration officials, and leading academics. They will study and put into practice varying approaches to leadership, develop a network of peers, and exchange ideas with mentors and others who can help them make an impact in their communities.
Alyssa Stephany (2008) was named a Senior Fellow of Hospital Medicine this year, and is currently Division Chief of Hospital Medicine at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin.
Ben Mouser (2014) was selected for Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières.
Rebecca Sadun (2014) received the Clinician Scholar Educator Award from the Rheumatology Research Foundation of the American College of Rheumatology. This is a 3 year career development award to support research in education and training.
Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar, (2002) M.D., Anne Munck, M.D., Edward F. McKone, M.D., et al. Tezacaftor–Ivacaftor in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis Homozygous for Phe508del. N Engl J Med 2017; 377:2013-2023. CONGRATS on the first author paper!
Duke Med-Peds Fall 2017 Newsletter
Meet the Class of 2021 Margaret DeOliveira
came to Duke in June
from Cooper Medical
School of Rowan Uni-
versity, in Philadelphia,
PA. She grew up in
Berkeley Heights, NJ,
and went to undergrad at
Moravian College. Dur-
ing medical school,
Marge was active in her
community, working
with the Cooper Rowan
Clinic as a founding
student and board mem-
ber, and with the Girls
Scouts STEM Program,
as well as bringing an
IHI Open School Chap-
ter to her school. Marge
enjoys soccer, taking
Polaroid pictures, and
trying new foods!
The Duke Med-Peds Residency Fund
This fund supports our current Med-Peds residents in a variety of educational
experiences, including participation in research projects, attendance at national
meetings, preparation and presentation of scholarly work, global health opportunities
and involvement in community outreach programs.
Please consider making a contribution online at SupportMedTraining.duke.edu and
clicking Combined Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program from the list, or send a check
to Duke Health Development Office, Attn. Duke Med-Peds Residency Fund, 710 W.
Main Street, Suite 200, Durham, NC 27701.
Ruchi Doshi grew up
in San Jose, CA. She
did her undergraduate
degree at Rice Universi-
ty, and went to Johns
Hopkins for her medical
school training and
MPH. At Hopkins,
Ruchi was very in-
volved in research, spe-
cifically around com-
mercial weight loss pro-
grams and metabolic
outcomes. She was also
active in the Hopkins
College System, and
student preceptor and
admissions programs.
Ruchi and her husband
Subhash just welcomed
son Shiv on August 21.
She enjoys hiking and
baking in her spare time.
Henry Foote is from
West Newton, MA. He
attended Yale for his
undergraduate studies,
and then came to NC,
where he first work in a
lab at Duke for 2 years,
before completing medi-
cal school at UNC.
Henry continued to re-
main active in research
at UNC working on 3D
modeling for cancer
tissue, and participated
in the SHAC Communi-
ty Center in Chapel Hill.
Henry has participated
in many intramural
sports teams, so Turkey
Bowl and the faculty
resident BB game may
be in his future while he
is at Duke!
Margaret DeOliveira Ruchi Doshi Henry Foote
New Interns!
We are no longer interns!
(MP2’s now)
Class of 2021, continued Claudia Leung grew up in
Voorhees, NJ. She spent the last
9 years in Chicago at Northwest-
ern, for her undergraduate and
medical degrees, although one of
those years was predominantly in
Eldoret, Kenya as a Doris Duke
International Clinical Research
Fellow, with a Duke Cardiology
faculty member. In addition,
Claudia worked in Bolivia look-
ing at cancer care for women.
While in Chicago, she advocated
for improved health among low
income communities. Claudia
enjoys photography and singing.
Duke Med-Peds Fall 2017 Newsletter
Monty Natour is from Lynchburg,
VA. He is a “Dukie” at heart having
been a Blue Devil for undergrad.
Monty completed medical school at
Virginia Commonwealth University.
In Richmond, he worked with first
year medical students to help pre-
pare them for clinical rotations, and
was active in the admission process.
Monty enjoys violin, weight lifting
and gaming. He has already discov-
ered (and rediscovered) some great
things about Durham: NanoTaco,
affordability, and lack of traffic!
Ask him about his 0.99 books on
Kindle!
Claudia Leung Monty Natour Austin Wesevich
Check out the great column from Duke Pedia-tricians in the Raleigh News and Observer!
The authors are Drs. Ganga Moorthy, Ann Reed, Avital Fischer, Debi Best, Ellie Erickson, Govind Krishnan (med-peds resident) and Richard Chung (former med-peds resident and adolescent faculty, and med-peds support-er). The American Health Care Act threatens health cov-erage for children. As pediatricians, we work to combat childhood illnesses and promote well-being. Health-insurance coverage ensures that we can provide needed services to the youngest and most vulnerable among us, even in the face of complex social and structural barriers and disparities. Full column: http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article154171749.html
Austin’s article about
starting internship:
http://in-housestaff.org/
blood-thicker-water-duke-
blue-877
Austin Wesevich grew up in San
Antonio, TX. He completed his
undergraduate and graduate studies
at Washington University, where he
earned his medical degree and
MPH. Austin was a Doris Duke
Clinical Research Fellow in Mala-
wi, and also spend time in Zambia
and Uganda. Austin wrote for in-
training.org about his experiences
in Malawi, and will continue his
writing skills in the partner website
in-house.org and highlight “the
Med-Peds Bunch.” Austin enjoys
music, sports, and travel.
Duke Med-Peds Fall 2017 Newsletter
Congratulations
Laura Miller was named one of the co-chairs of the Resident as Teacher Committee for Pediatrics.
John Paul Shoup has been selected to serve as the Durham VA Medical Center chief resident for quality improvement and patient safety for 2018-19. He was also awarded a Medicine Stead Resident
Research Grant (with faculty mentor Joel Boggan (Duke MP 2013) for “Improving Resident Provided Primary Care through Population Health Tools.”
Ashley Hanlon received a Medicine Faculty Research Grant. Mentor: Gretchen Kimmick.
Project Title: Androgen deprivation therapy and its associated cardiovascular mortality: When do risks outweigh
benefits?
Med-Peds Representatives to Medicine Residency Council Ashley Hanlon and Govind Krishnan
Duke GME High Value Care Competition Grant
Kathleen Bishop, Charlotte Gamble, Govind Krishnan, David Fuller, Jane Trinh, and John Schmidt. Improving HPV vaccination in a gynecology and primary care clinic.
John Paul Shoup, Azalea Kim, Benjamin Ranard, Andrea Long and Joel Boggan. Improving the Value of Resident-Provided Primary Care through Population Health Tools: A Quality Improvement Project
NC Pediatrics Society Annual Meeting Posters, August 18-20, 2017, Asheville, NC
Cohen S, Pelletier J, Hanlon A, Ladd J, Feeney C, Shaikh S, Parente V. Improved resident
participation in safety reporting: the experience of the Duke Pediatric Residency Safety Council.
Childers J, Ross E, Woodruff K, Helseth A, Belt T, and Parente V. Teenage recreation or CNS demyelination?
Ruf R, Legault E, and Bordley WC. Idiopathic pericarditis manifesting as shoulder pain in an adolescent.
Moorthy G, McCulloch M, Mooneyham G, and Woods S. An atypical presentation of anorexia nervosa.
Other scholarly activity: Amy Lee, Jane Trinh, and Suzanne Woods. A Disappearing Act: Where Did my Blood Vessels Go? Pediatric Hospital Medicine (Nashville, TN), July 20-23, 2017. Leung C, Naert M, Andama B, et al. A Human-Centered Design Approach to Develop a Microfinance and Group Medical Visit Model for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in Western Kenya (BIGPIC Study). American Heart Association; November 11-15, 2017; Anaheim, CA.
Leung C, Naert M, Andama B, et al. Microfinance and group care: A human-centered design approach for non-communicable disease in western Kenya. Annual Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health Conference; December 4-6, 2017; Arlington, VA.
Govind Krishnan, Suzanne Woods; Jane Trinh. Recurrence of Henoch-Schonlein Purpura (HSP) in an Adult with Concomitant Clostridium difficile Infection. North Carolina Society of Hospital Medicine Meeting (Cary, NC), October 12, 2017.
2017 END OF YEAR AWARDS LeCoq Award for Best SAR Talk Award (Medicine)
Amy Lee Best SAR Talk Award (Pediatrics)
Bimal Patel Department of Pediatrics Medical Student Teaching Award
Ashley Hanlon John Paul Shoup
NICU Award Laura Miller
Deborah Kredich Teaching Award Amy Lee
William Bell Award for Best Catch Matthew Turissini
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